forged rods or not?

1. john-paul Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2010 hetton/sunderland Posts: 662 250 BHP jp4 vts

   #1 7th December 2011, 15:42

   hi,
   
   Im trying to get all the parts together for my engine build for my throttle bodie conversion. At the moment i have HI-comp forged piston and trying to find some arp bolts. Now I am just wanting to know if i would be better off finding forged rods for the build or will oem rods with arp bolts be ok?
   
   thanks
2. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

   #2 7th December 2011, 15:49

   Depends on the cam profile and what you want to rev to.
3. john-paul Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2010 hetton/sunderland Posts: 662 250 BHP jp4 vts

   #3 7th December 2011, 16:03

   havent thought about cams yet tbh. But probs be 708`s and dont know how high to put the rev limiter
   forgot to say its going to be my jp4 that its all going into not the j4
4. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

   #4 7th December 2011, 16:13

   No need if you are only running mild cams like 708s.
   
   Obviously they make for a stronger engine but depends on the budget, personally if you are fitting forged pistons I'd be looking at cams like 734/ph4.

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5. john-paul Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2010 hetton/sunderland Posts: 662 250 BHP jp4 vts

   #5 7th December 2011, 16:39

   what rods would be best and I will need to wait till the engine is stripped to get the size of the crank befor ordering them